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Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1887-07-14

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| s. S. KELLER,
County Clerk.
| July Sth. 1887.
Board met pursuant to adjournment al
] 8 o'clock.
The following members were present.
j. A. Woolhiser, chairman, Lew Harris,
Charles Thompson. i. ID. Ensign and J.
II. King.
Meeting called TO order by chairman.
Minutes Of previous meeting mead and
approved.
Board procee ed to examine the books
and vouchers Of the county treasurer.
Eleven o'clock having arrived, and be-
ing the time set by the Board to hear and
consider the petition Of the Trustees of
the city Of Miller, OAK, to annex certain
lands-of the Dakota Central Railroad &c.
to the city of Miller. Oak, the Board
proceed to hear and consider said petition.
On motion the Board adjourned to meet
ut o'clock p. NJ.
Board met pursuant to adjournment at
] o'clock p. NJ.
All members being present the Board
called TO order by chairman.
On motion the Board proceeded to frx-
ther continue and determine upon the pc
tition of the Trustees of the city of Miller.
On motion the prayer of the petition Of
said Trustees of the city of Miller was
granted rs asked in said petition.
On motion +. d. Ensign and ]. NJ.
King were appointed committee to count
all the funds belonging to the county aud
report the same to the Board. Carried.
On motion the following bulls were al
lowed as follows, viz:
GENERAL FUND:
Winona Lumber Company goods
furnished Thomas Hodge. 49,. : 0 &C
s. II. Keeler TO pay for an order
lost to be marked duplicate. 80. Is u
d. w. Coward, coal furnished
court house ................... ~
c. E Cort, drugs furnished pau
pers ................... 10
G. w. Bovine, fees in certain cases 4C
G. w. Bovine, filing several cases. ~
POOR FUND.
F. d Ensign, goods furnished pau ~
pefs. s..,.............. .......... Se S'
Henry Henzerlinger, for repairs OF
| boots for paupcrs ............. u
d. II. Howell, cash paid for post
age and sprinkler ............. e.
c. Ii. Cummings, board Of Mrs.
Cary from June "a, 1887 to July
y, 1901 ...............-... w
w. II. Davis & Co., goods furnish
ed paupers. ................ III ~
w. II. Dayis 4 Co. flour furnished
pauper, Mr.. Aldenson. ........ j 4t
w. II. Davis q Co.. 100 lbs -four
| to ID. Harschelman. n.......... 2 On
w. II. Davis d Co., groceries to
paupers ..................-..- "a
J. N. King, boarding Edward Davis
from June l2, 1887. to July q, 81
4 at $500 a week. le "a
! z. r. Jones, boarding Eddie Mont
from March 80, to July 6, 1887 at
$500 o week. ..................... il2 "
4 GENERAL FUND
d. ~. King. services as oyerseer Of
u poor. 80. ..........-. '.s....s'' - ~
y. l.. Pyle, salary as district attor-
4 aey from April 4, t. July 1. 1887 l7s On
RooR FUND.
w. Coquillette. goods furnished
passDrfH'' ..''''.''''''-'''''' !"
4 T.. p. tisrifltl, boarding VIM. Clay
V tom meals . ..,.,..,.....,. ] 2
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1887-07-14
THElHIGAGO,
MILWAUKEE
& ST. PAUL,

se-for notices IN reference 10 Special Exc,ir
sions, changes OF time aud other items of inter
est IN connection with the CHICAGO AlILwAuEEE
a. 81. PAUL RILvAY. pleale Jcl.T 10 the local
columns Of this paper
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04

Sam Jones and Sam Small, the revival
lists, are in Minneapolis "whooping it up"
in the latest approved style. Their prin-
cipal topics, 80 far, have been editors and
newspapers. which they proceed to tongue
lash in AL style. Sam Jones may be a
drawing card, and perhaps he is capable
of creating more converts than any other
man alive: but In our opinion the person
who is born again by such rant and rot
as Jones gives utterance to, will need to
have the job done over again before
many moons. We recognize the fact that
his presence in Bozenan would be big
advertisement for the town, and that
during his stay business would be enliv-
ened to considerable extent; but out
side of this no benefit would accrue.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04
THE INTER STATE COMMISSION.

The time of the commission is taken up
with the consideration of the numerous
complaints and petitions before them,
and with the reception of visitors, the
petitioners and complainers, who come
in person. The commission has been
receiving letters on all sorts ofirreleTant
subjects from different parts of theUnited
States, and becoming tired of answering
conundrums, not arising from specific
complaints which the law authorizes
them to consider, they have just publish
ed a statement of the limits oftheir juris-
diction and powers.
This important utterance of the COM
mission, while it apparently avoids the
questions to which tits applied, and re-
fers the questioners to the railroads and
and courts for the preliminary and ulti-
mate constructions ofthe law, points ont
the methods by which such questions
can come before them, and makes a sug
gestion, which, if observed, will prevent
niuety-nine out of one hundred of such
questions from ever arising.
The fruitful cause of these conurdrums
is the attitude of the railroads, which en-
force vigorously, promptly and liberally
everything in the law that can possibly
tend to swell their revenues, endeavor to
suspend or avoid everything which can
reduce their charges and fall into panic
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04

In view of the fact that railroad is
soon to run across portion of the Gal
latin valley populated by farmers, we ap-
pend the following sensible remarks
from the Missoulian. which are now,
more than at any other time, appropriate
and timely
"Let us get rid of the old-time notion
that railroad running through ranches
is detriment to the property. OF course
it would be pretty smooth to have them
to go around, but in railroad building
smoothness is desired and heavy grades
and curves are avoided as much as possi-
BILE. When farm is cut in two by a
railroad the value of the land is doubled,
and sometimes quadrnpled. To say moth
ing Of the influx of people to a favored
locality which follows the building of a
road, there is the market, 1t costs 35 or
40 cents hundred to bring oats or wheat
to market from goodly portion of the
valley. People can live and enjoy life
and raise grain for the amount of money
it now costs to get it to market. and with
the additional facilities of ready sale Of
their products some of the comforts and
even the luxnries of this world may be
taken in"
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04

There was very patent and conspicu-
GUS absence of any discussion by the
Montana Etockgrowers' Association cal
culated to solve the question of how the
herds can best be taken care of in the
winter Saws the Huspandman on this
subject: Colonel Sturgis, of Wyoming,
king among oattle-growers, more than
a year ago, in an exhaustive article on
range husbandry, recommends an earn-
est endeavor in the direction of the tanner
modes. He foresaw the danger and gave
timely warning, But our Montana grow
ers, as a rule, are, as yet, unwilling to
discuss this subject, maintaining that it
is out of the question to make winter
preparation, and in their annual meeting
not the slightest reference is made as to
how stock wintered, or to the future out
look. A few stockmen, however, are on
the alert, and when they are hedged
around by their possessions and are for
titled by abundant meadows they will
not be ashamed to speak out in meetin.'" !"
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04

Mr.. Odell, Of the Northern Pacific, and
Aleck Mckenzie, of Bismarck. went to
Helena last week to purchase real estate.
Their purchases were construed to mean
that the Northern Pacific had concluded
to move their depot into town, and the
town was wild for few hours. There is
just as much probability of the Northern
Pacific moving their depot grounds from
their present location in Bozeman to our
Main street, on account of the Bozeman
and Butte Short Line, as there is of max
ing change at Helena. 1t has been the
policy of the Northern Pacific to place
their depots and switches upon their own
sections of land, and it is not probable
that they will move them now.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04

In this issue we republish in full Pres
ident Cleveland's letter to Secretary La
mar upon land question of great i'm
portance to the settlers of this valley.
The President speaks his manly senti-
ments regarding railroad land grants,
without fear or favor, and shows the deep
interest he feels in all that pertains
to the hardy pioneers who hew the
way for millions yet to come. If other
presidents had expressed themselves as
has President Cleveland, Gallatin county
would have twice as many settlers as it
now has. recommend the Presidents
letter as clear, forclble document, well
worthy of careful perusal by every reader
of the CHRONICLE. 1t proves the innate
honesty OF the chief executive, and re-
flutes emphatically the oft-repeated asser-
ton that he IS disinterestei in all that
pertains to the welfare of the West.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04
An Outrageous SwIndle.

Our attention has recently been called
to what we can but consider an outrage
ous swindle upon the people of Montana
in forcing upon the school districts
throughout the territory the purchase of
sets of physiological charts at the extra
VACANT price of $50 per set, that are not
worth one-quarter of that sum. 1t may
be too lare now to save any portion of
our people from being thus swindled, but
we cannot restrain our Indignation from
expressing itself. We do not know the
names even of the persons engaged in
this swindling enterprise, and we are
glad that we do not. 1t is enough to
know that they have carefully and sue
cessfully avoided publicity till their work
was nearly or quite done. They have
probably sold 200 sets of these charts
and successfully robbed our people of
$4,000 of their scanty and hard earned
school money, under pretense thatit was
obligatory under the law of congress that
all schools in TIE Territory should teach
physiology and that it could be done
without set of these charts. If Con-
gress thought it so very necessary to
teach physiology and to have such charts
it was it's own business to furnish them,
Without any unnecessary disrespect for
Congress but considering the fact that
the general cover nment has never given
a penny to aid the schools in any of the
Territories, we should never have voted
a dollar of our own school money for this
purpose, not at least unless it could be
done without cutting down the bchool
term nearly month in most schools and
not until other more needed furniture
had been supplied. Ifit had been i'm.
peratively necessary to have those charts
they might have been had for $40 a set,
with profit to the publishers, and we
should have much preferred to spend
even this ten dollars for wall maps, in
which the most of our schools are de-
ficient. Without absolute proof we would
not have believed it possible to have
sold single set of those charts in Mon
tana, and we cannot see how any set of
school trustees in this territory could
have been so imposed upon. 1t is mos
cruel, wanton vast of precious money.
and all the info rmation those charts will
ever impart to our children will not re-
compense the loss ofasingle day in short
tenipg the school terms.-Herald,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04
Farm Notes.

We wisn cur brother farmers would
adopt our creed. viz. That vegetables
are better than drugs. Spinach has a
direct effect upon complaints of kidneys,
The common dandelion, used as greens,
is excellent for the same trouble.
Asparagus purifies the blood. Celery
acts unon the .nervous system. Toma-
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04
New Incorporation Act,

Section 70 of the new incorporation
act reads as follows:
Upon the petition of two hundred
citizens, residents, freeholders and quali-
fed electors of any municipal corpora
tion existing in this Territory, addressed
to the Mayor of the city or town, praying
that the question of organizing unde5
this act be submitted to the qualified
voters residing within the limits of the
Territory embraced in the new corporas
ton proposed to be formed in its stead,
the common council or board of ofaldermen
shall thereupon order an election to be
held, at which the question of reincor-
poration shall be decided. The petit
ton shall be accompanied by map or
plat of the Territory, to be embraced
within the new incorporation and adj
ditional territory may be included lying
adjacent to Or adjoining the boundaries
of the existing corporation" =,
If it is desirable that Bozeman be re.
Incorporated, an avenue is now opened
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04

Car loads of oak ties are being dlstrib-
uted along the Montana division of the
Northern Pacific to take the place of the
pine ties placed in position four years
ago, and already decayed, The new ties
have, however, a deeper signiication than
one would naturally suppose at first
glance. They are being put in for the
purpose of allowing trains next year to
run at the rate of forty miles an hour.
With the competition of the Manitoba,
the Northwestern and the Canadian Pa
cifc the Northern Pacific purposes to be
in shape to meet their competitors.
There will be some lively railroading in
Montana before 1888.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04

Is it generally known that 81, 600 more
was paid out of the Territorial treasury
last year for bounty upon bear, wolf and
lion scalps than was paid in by the stock
men for taxes? Is it not conceded that
the bounty law, in its old form, was
framed for the benefit of stock men sole
ly? Then why this howl about the five
cent bounty on ground squirrels-four
cents for the squirrel and one for the
magistrate-when the total amount paid
by the Territory cannot exceed, to great
extent, the amount paid for bear, &C.?
The ground squirrel. especially in this
county, is a mighty pest, that has grown
to formidable proportions of late years.
The farmers needed the protection of the
Territory. They got it; and by the time
10th legislature convenes this county will
most effectually have solved the squirrel
nuisance problem by making away with
the cause, as other western regions have
done.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, April 22nd. 1887.

WASHINGTON, April 22nd. 1887.
The week has been quiet one ar
parently in Washington, but when one
comes to think of it much of interest has
transpired, and the President. at least,
can testify that the drafts upon his at-
tention have been sufficient to occupy
every moment of his time. In the first
place he reviewed the wet, bedraggled
Emancipation parade, which was well
nigh Invested ofall its glory by torrents
of rain. He accorded special reception
to the Madison Square theatrical COM
pany, and attended their performance
for the benefit of the factors Fund.-"
he made several important appointments,
had conference with the new Pacific
Railroad Commissioners, who have ar
rived in the city, and. never neglecting
his tri-weekly handshaking for the pub
lio, has been interviewed each day privatess
ly, by score or more of public men
politicians and friends.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
now occupy their permanent quarters
in a handsome new building with
white marble front, on F street. At
last the Commission has decided upon
and appointed it's Secretary, Mr.. Mosely,
who was found In Boston. He is a
Democrat and member of the Mas
sachusetts State Legislature. He is also
lumber merchant and has had valuable
experience in the railroad business.
Since last wrote you Spring has ar
rived in Washington, and with it comes
renewed interests in the National Drill
which takes place next month. Prepara-
tions for the event are being carried
briskly forward and 1t Is learned that
some of the companies will arrive con-
siderablv in advance Of the time Of the
Encampment. The Monument grounds
are being put in readiness for the camp,
and grand stands are being erected for
spectators around the ellipse on which
| the contest for prizes will be held.
Nearly one hundred organizations will
| participate. and they will come from al-
most every State in the Union.
Some of the citizens of Washington are
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04

The editor of the Billings Gazette in a
recent issue of his paper presents the
names of the business men of Billings
who advertise, and much longer list of
those who do not; and informs the citi-
zens that unless they patronize him
more literally he proposes to stop the
publication of the Daily Gazette on May
lst. Publishing daily paper in Monta-
ma, outside of Helena and Butte, is an
uphill business, and the man who does
it is merely giving his time and talents
to his town free of charge, and, In many
cases, without sous worth of thanks.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04
Ii Works Well.

For several years past the fifty or more
furnaces in the Schuylkill valley have
been using immense quantities foreign
ore and ore brought from other States,
thus causing the almost entire cessation
of iron ore operations in this region. The
Interstate Commerce bill, however,
with its high freight charges, has caused
many furnaces to use ore mined in east
ern Pennsylvania, and there is not a
mine between there and Allentown which
is not being worked to its fullest capacity.
Over 1000 miners have steady work, and
where they formerly received seventy
cents they now get $l.10 and $l.25 per
day.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04

An editor it seems can have as much
trouble as anybody. Here the explana-
ton of our brother, the editor of the
Kickapoo [Dak.] Sentinel: "Our diff
Guilty with that dirty cayote, jeff Tarle-
ton.-We told this red-headed slouch to
stop keeping company with our daughter
but found him on our porch at II O'Clock
Tuesday night. We called him greasy
tramp, we grabbed him by his whiskers
and we kicked him in the small of the
back, and we regret that we did not frac-
ture his spine."
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04

The intention of our mining men is
called to P. B. Groat's telegram in, this
issue asking for specimens of minerals,
which he intends to personally place on
exhibition in London. Send in your
specimens, no exhibition Of late years
will bring our mines to the notice ofpro-
mlnent capitalists more eopspiciously.
Every mine in this region should be re-
presented by specimen.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04

At the investigation of:.the affairs of
the Union Pacific road by the govern
ment, President Adams gave expression
to the fact that the Union Pacific's terri
tory was being invaded, and that in Its
present financial condition it was unable
to build branches the main line required
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04

A snide company of 'barn-stormers"
took in Helena last week and played to
big business. The Independent and
Herald gave the show roasting" that
will forever keep it long distance from
Montana
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04

The Independents new and merito-
rious feature, in the shape of weekly
review of events in the dramatic world,
Is from the pen OF Mr.. Mollinelli who has
made this branch special study.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04

On Monday Park county was formed
from the east side of Gallatin, and we
will now be able to discern the disad-
vantages to this side, if any exist.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04

All the Montana papers are devoting
considerable space to railroads yet to be.
This is an era of railroad building in
Montana,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04

There is general regret expressed
throughout this district at the intention
of Judge McLeary to leave the bench.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04

N NC>< would enjoy your dinner
y wv and are prevented by Dys-
pepsia. use Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets.
They are positive cure for Dyspepsia, In
digestion, Flatulency and Constipation.
We guarantee them. 25 and 90 cents.
VIM. Award. Druggist.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04

The New Idea is a paper just started
at Corvallis, this territory.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04

J.J, Cole & Co, Of Helena, fancy gro
GERS, have failed.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04
ghs gozsmaa Ghroaisls,


The CHRONICLE is the official paper Of
Gallatin County-haping entered into a con-
roct to do all Hie printing for iDhtch the
county, is chargeable as aceH as the official
Paper for all legal advertisements required
to be done for the succeeding t'0o gears IN
said county, of Whaterer character. Every
piiblication or advertisement in any other
paper than the CHRONICLE shall, during Mt
erm of said contract, be null and roid for
any legal purpose.
OCTOBER 26Tu. 1885.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04

1t is said that President Cleveland will
visit the National Park during the sum-
mer,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-05-04
MOntanians in the East,

Col. Broadwater is now in st. Paul and
to reporter said:
"Since I was here last contracts have
been let for the building of the road from
Helena to Butte, and there are now 900
men at work between those two cities.
Business is booming and Montana is get
ting to the 'front.'"
~
Another Montana man who is interest
ed in various enterprises said:
"Northern Montana is goingto develop
faster this year than any other portion
of the country. The completion of the
Manitoba road to a connection with the
Montana Central is certain to developea
great country. Fort Benton, the head of
navigation on the Missouri river is taking
a boom. 1t Is now city of 1000 inhabit-
ants, but with a railroad it will grow
rapidly. There are large stock interests
there and probably there was shipped
out of there 100000 worth of wool
during the past year. Seven or eight
steambots ply between the young city
and Bismarck. Besides the Manitoba
road, we are expecting branch of the
Canadian Pacific and branch of the
Northern Pacific from Billings. Naviga-
tion has already opened on the upper
Missouri and business is lively"
~
W. G. Conrad, Fort Benton, said:
Although Montana suffered in the way
of stock interests last winter, her mining
interests are something marvellous. Gold
silver, copper, galena and coal are in
abundance. WA. Clark, the Butte mill
ionaire, has been spending some time re-
Gently in Washington, New York and
Chicago and while east closed deal for
four million pounds of copper to an En-
glish syndicate. In Chicago he contract
ed for million pounds of copper. His
mills and smelters both in Montana and
New Jersey are running to their fullest
capacity to supply these demands. Mr.
Clark is principal owner of the Rocky
Mountain Telegraph company, party OF
the Bennett-Mackay cable and telegraph
system. He has recently bought the
military lines in Montana running from
Helena to Fort Assinaboine. He imme
diately began systems ofextensions from
Fort Assinaboine to Medicine Hat on tn,
| Canadian Pacific road which now ONLY
lack ten miles of wire to make the con
/ nection complete from Helena to the eas
and the cable company. This is an i'm
portant matter, as comp etitive rates arr
desired by heavy mining operators o.
Butte and Helena and other points wher'
Il there Is large amount of cable busines
with England, amounting to thousands o
dollars week. Mr.. Clark is one of tn,
greatest copper producers IN Montan,
and sends large shipments of copper t.
Washburn, Moen & Co, in Massachusetts,
who manufacture it into the No IL wire
used by the Rocky Mountain Telegraph
company. 1t is Mr.. Clark's intention t.
extend his lines to all important point
in Montana and adjacent territories.
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